{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-1","heading":"Printed statutes and certified copies evidence.","body":"All statutes, or joint resolutions, passed by the General Assembly may be read in evidence from the printed statute book; or a copy of any act of the General Assembly certified by the Secretary of State shall be received in evidence in every court. (1826, c. 7; R.C., c. 44, ss. 4, 5; Code, ss. 1339, 1340; Rev., ss. 1592, 1593; C.S., s. 1747.)","path":["Chapter 8. Evidence.","Article 1. Statutes."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_8/GS_8-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:37Z","sha256":"c473d06c120e7f2fe8b925cfed0410c6fdb0656e37fc6d829cd240c370b9851a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-4002","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}